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Pope Francis’ approval of blessings for LGBTQ+ couples is a historic gesture tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pope Francis’ announcement that Catholic priests may bless LGBTQ+ couples and others in “irregular” situations marks a definitive shift in the Roman Catholic Church’s posture - and may mark a definitive turning point within the Roman Catholic Church.

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Hopes dim even more for immigration agreement in U.S. Senate before holidays tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. senators said they are closer to an agreement on changes to immigration policy in order to clear a multi-billion-dollar global security package, but any timing on a deal or details of that framework remained elusive.

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Tomato fight: Arizona firms say tariff on Mexican tomatoes will hurt state tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. is involved in a “critically important trade battle” that could cost the Arizona economy billions while raising the price of tomatoes to consumers by as much as 50%, if the Commerce Department gives in to demands to raise tariffs and overhaul an agreement on tomatoes.

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Dem lawmaker Sun goes before Az ethics committee for intimidation, alleged death threat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A public school superintendent, a trio of Tolleson city officials and a social worker are accusing freshman Arizona lawmaker Rep. Leezah Sun of using her position to intimidate and harass them - but she maintains the allegations are false and overblown.

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Arizona voting rights trial comes to a close tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The defendants in an Arizona voting rights trial say two challenged voting laws can only improve election integrity and voter confidence, though only two cases exist in Arizona in which a non-citizen is accused of voting, while the plaintiffs say they're discriminatory and burdensome.

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Immigrant rights groups sue Texas to block new law allowing arrests of migrants tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Immigrant rights organizations have sued Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott approved one of the strictest state immigration enforcement laws, which authorizes police to arrest immigrants suspected of crossing the border illegally.

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Tuberville blockade finally ends with confirmations of top military leaders tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Senate approved the remainder of the military nominations that Sen. Tommy Tuberville had continued to block, even after the Alabama Republican lifted his monthslong freeze of hundreds of armed services promotions in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy.

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What’s the point of giving gifts? An anthropologist explains this ancient part of being human tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
An anthropologist explains the ancient and widespread roots of giving gifts, and the power of the present.

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Colorado Supreme Court blocks Trump from 2024 ballot in historic insurrection ruling tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered former President Donald Trump to be barred from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause, in a historic ruling certain to be promptly appealed to the nation’s highest court.

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Kari Lake lawyers say claims about Maricopa's Richer were ‘hyperbole’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Attorneys for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake argued in court that a judge should dismiss Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation lawsuit against her, saying that Lake’s claims were “rhetorical hyperbole” and not meant to be taken as facts.

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Sylvia Lee appointed to Pima County Board of Supervisors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to appoint Sylvia Lee to the seat left vacant by Sharon Bronson, a Democrat who had represented the western district since 1996.

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Texas Gov. Abbott signs bill making illegal immigration a state crime tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Texas Gov. Abbott signed into law bills that pour more money into his three-year effort to deter illegal immigration, creates a state crime for illegally crossing the border from Mexico, and gives Texas law enforcement authority to arrest undocumented immigrants anywhere in the state.

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More Hispanic families are reaching middle class tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Hispanic middle class has grown faster than the white or Black middle class in the past decade and has reached near-parity with the white middle class in seven states, but the gains are fragile and could evaporate over time.

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How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform U.S. politics tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With U.S. democracy plagued by extremism, polarization, and a growing disconnect between voters and lawmakers, a set of reforms that could dramatically upend how Americans vote is gaining momentum at surprising speed in Western states.

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Winter brings more than just ugly sweaters – here’s how the season can affect your mind and behavior tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Along with colder temperatures, shorter days and year-end holidays, winter also brings some profound changes in how people think, feel and behave.

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Arizona’s federal-only voters are concentrated on college campuses, data shows tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Young adults living on or near college campuses in Arizona are disproportionately affected, and potentially disenfranchised, by the state’s unique voting laws requiring documented proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in state and local elections.

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The Replacements: A temp worker would be best to fill Bronson's seat on Pima Board tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
As Pima County Supervisors vote to replace Sharon Bronson, the board should find a place holder and let voters decide who gets the power of incumbency. But wait, there's more more from public meetings around Tucson this week.

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The Replacements: A temp worker would be best to fill Bronson's seat on Pima Board tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
As Pima County Supervisors vote to replace Sharon Bronson, the board should find a place holder and let voters decide who gets the power of incumbency. But wait, there's more more from public meetings around Tucson this week.

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Number of Latino voters is growing, but experts wonder in which direction tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An estimated 150,000 Latino youth in Arizona will become eligible to vote in the 2024 election, when Hispanics will account for almost one in five voters in the state - but how that bloc wields its growing clout remains a question.

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Kozachik: Are regents on board with UA's handling of budget shortfall? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
If accountability over the University of Arizona's budget issues is really something the Board of Regents is committed to, that can be demonstrated as easily as "eliminating a position" was handled.

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